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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1 Chapter 13: Lieutenant Mamiya's Long Story: Part II (Pgs. 151-172) | Book 2 Chapter 1: As Concrete as Possible ? Appetite in Literature (Pgs. 175-184) | Book 2 Chapter 2: No Good News in This Chapter (Pgs. 185-195).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Toru's uncle in Chapter 13, how did Mr. Miyawaki lose all of his money?
(a) Opening a failed restaurant.
(b) A crippling drug addiction.
(c) A run on his bank.
(d) A bad stock deal.

2. What remembrance from the dead Honda does Lieutenant Mamiya give Toru Okada at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) An empty box.
(b) A pair of spectacles.
(c) A war medal.
(d) A bayonet.

3. What does Malta Kano assure Toru Okada that he will find at the end of their meeting?
(a) His cat.
(b) A job.
(c) His tie.
(d) A new house.

4. How long have Kumiko and Toru Okada been married at the beginning of the novel?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 10 months.

5. In Chapter 12, Lieutenant Mamiya describes a secret mission he and Honda were a part of. What country did this mission illegally enter?
(a) Korea.
(b) Mongolia.
(c) Russia.
(d) India.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls Toru Okada in Chapter 11 immediately before the arrive of Lieutenant Mamiya?

2. How does the actress in the Miyawaki house kill herself?

3. Who is the prophesied caller beginning with "O" that calls Toru Okada in Chapter 1?

4. When Toru Okada is certain Kumiko is gone at the beginning of Book 2, what does he discover she has taken with her?

5. Why has Toru Okada never met Kumiko's sister?

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